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James – 9 Months – 1.24.10

Katrina Brown Photography — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:25:49 +0000

The weather for James’s 9 month shoot was less than ideal being January in Pennsylvania so while we were sad to be inside, I was very excited to get to use my new backdrops. While they may not be ideal for every shoot they were a fun change from the normal nursery or living room background. To see the photos from their maternity session through 6 month shoot click Categories then Family & Children above. We have two more shoots left until his Watch me Grow package is complete so be sure to check back for those.

Steph & Bobby – Stonebridge Inn – 7.4.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:45:09 +0000

Steph & Bobby got married on the 4th of July at the Stonebridge Inn in Union Dale, PA. Never having been to Stonebridge or Union Dale for that matter I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but the grounds and view were beautiful. I had Krista Patton 2nd shooting with me who went over to the grooms parents house to shoot Bobby and the guys getting ready while I followed around Steph and the girls at Stonebridge.

Bottom right photo of Bobby & next photo of guys shot by Krista

We had to be a bit sneakier trying to get some photos of the girls before the ceremony as the guests were wandering about the property early trying to search out the bride.

The ceremony took place on a hillside overlooking the mountains. The altar, candle, flower petal holders as well as many other items were all hand made by family members for Steph & Bobby! It added a very nice personal touch to the day!

Steph & Bobby did a traditional Celtic Handfasting Ceremony where their hands are tied together with ribbon to symbolize being tied together forever.

After the ceremony we headed down to the road to a big open field on the hillside with a very rundown old barn that made an excellent backdrop for some bride & groom pictures.

Seeing as how it was the 4th of July no wedding would be complete without a HUGE basket of sparklers for the guests!

Image below shot by Krista

Some of their family & friends got together to sing the bride and groom a song.

Mid reception I wanted to head back up the hill to the ceremony site to mess around with the setting sun. It was on this little adventure that I was like an inch away from stepping on a fairly large snake. Thank you to Steph who was paying attention and screamed…which resulted in my screaming at the top of my lungs and high stepped it on outta there like a little girl! Nature is nice but I am a city girl if that wasn’t painfully obvious already!

Stonebridge sort of has a no fireworks policy…as you can see it wasn’t followed very well but it was the 4th of July so who could blame them! Image shot by Krista.

Thank you Steph & Bobby for letting me be a part of your special day!

Liz & Dan 11.8.08 St. Dorothy Church & Spring Haven Country Club

Katrina Brown Photography — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:01 +0000

Liz and Dan got married back in November at the absolutely gorgeous St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill, PA. The eggshell blue wall and brown and teal tiles behind the alter were so colorful and made a great backdrop for pictures during the ceremony. The day started at Liz’s parents house just a few minutes down the street from the church. I was able to get lots of detail pictures while the girls hung out down stairs having drinks and relaxing before it was time to get ready.

Finally it was time for Liz to start getting ready. I teary eyed mom helped lace her into her dress and get her garter belt on. Liz’s jewlery came from her grandmom who was unable to attend the wedding due to an illness.

Finally it was time for the ceremony…

These two could not stop giggling through the entire ceremony…it was so cute!!

Thankfully the rain stopped and the sun started to come out just as the ceremony ended..

Bubbles are always a good alternative to throwing bird seed at the bride and groom…

After the ceremony we headed over to the Spring Haven Country Club for some group photos before the reception. Even though the rain had stopped there were still quite a few very large black clouds looming overhead. We were only able to take Liz & Dan out on the golf course for a few quick shots by the fountain before it started to rain again. Thankfully they had a large patio with nice landscaping to use as a backdrop for the group and family photos.

After the family photos we hopped on the Trolley they rented from Philadelphia Trolley Works to make a very special trip. As I mentioned Liz’s grandmother was unable to attend the wedding due to illness so since she couldn’t come to the wedding we brought the wedding to her!! It was a very proud day for her grandmom getting to parade Liz around the nursing home dining room in her wedding gown. I’m pretty sure she was the envy of all the residents that day! We headed into the little chapel they had there to do a few family photos with grandmom who couldn’t resist checking out the jewelry Liz was wearing that once belonged to her.

After our visit to see grandmom it was back to the country club to celebrate. Many wedding cakes you see now a days are covered in fondant that is colored to look like chocolate…not this cake!!! Everything you see is pure chocolate. It smelled absolutely amazing!

Another unique thing I noticed at the reception were the table numbers. Instead of doing your run of the mill card with a number on it every table had a sign with a year on it. Under the year was a picture of both the bride and groom from that year. They started with baby pictures and worked all the way up to photos from that summer. I don’t know about the guests by I certainly enjoyed going from table to table to check each one out.

And now for the party…

Liz & Dan you were such a pleasure to work with! I hope to have the opportunity to work with you on future projects!!